Jackson Zoo wins appeal for accreditation

7:23 PM,
Mar. 26, 2014

The Jackson Zoo entrance.

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The Jackson Zoo will keep its accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums after winning an appeal before the national body on Wednesday, Jackson city and zoo officials announced at a press conference at City Hall.

The AZA had stripped the zoo's accreditation in September after citing concerns about its financial stability but allowed it to keep provisional status while appealing that decision.

In a rare move, the group reversed its original decision at a hearing Wednesday in Memphis and fully reinstated Jackson Zoo's membership that it has had since 1989. ...